Provides the latest RSS feeds for Pakistan News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Karachi News.net http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/cat/8c3d7d78943a99c7/ en-us Sat, 25 May 2013 03:13:59 -0400 Sat, 25 May 2013 03:13:59 -0400 30 An army brigadier and two soldiers were injured late Friday night when Pakistani troops opened fire on Indian positions, violating the ceasefire along the Line of Control in Tutmari Gali sector in Jammu and Kashmir. Brigadier Sanjeev Langar and the two soldiers suffered minor injuries, army sources said here on Saturday. The exchange of fire took place around 7.15 p.m. India and Pakistan ... http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214754383/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 Sat, 25 May 2013 02:50:01 -0400 http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214754383/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 Pakistan Test and one-day captain Misbah-ul Haq has said that it is a must for his team to improve in all three departments of the game ahead of the series decider with Ireland, before the ICC Champions Trophy. Kevin O'Brien hit a dramatic four off the last ball of the first one-day international on Thursday to deny Pakistan victory and earn Ireland a dramatic tie, the 28th in ODI history, ... http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214754381/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 Sat, 25 May 2013 02:50:01 -0400 http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214754381/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 Islamabad, May 25 (Xinhua-ANI): At least 15 children were killed in a school van gas cylinder blast that took place early Saturday morning in Gujrat, a district in Pakistan's eastern province of Punjab, reported local media Dunya. The blast also killed a teacher on board, said local media, adding that the killed included 13 boys and two girls. Nine including eight children and a driver were ... http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214753154/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 Sat, 25 May 2013 00:50:04 -0400 http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214753154/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 Border Security Force (BSF) personnel have arrested a Pakistani woman who entered Indian territory along the Indo-Pak border in Jammu and Kashmir's Samba district on Friday. Border Security Force personnel observed some suspicious movement along the International Border near the Kamore forward post in the Ramgarh area of Samba sector and arrested the woman. Nothing incriminating was recovered ... http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214752643/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 Fri, 24 May 2013 23:50:04 -0400 http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214752643/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 Beijing, May 24 (Xinhua-ANI): At least four people were killed and several others injured when a suicide bomber hit a mosque in Pakistan's northwest Peshawar city Friday afternoon, local media reported. Urdu TV channel Dunya said that the blast happened at about 2: 00 p.m. (local time) when an unknown suicide bomber blew himself up at the main gate of the mosque located in a seminary in Hafiz ... http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214735970/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 Fri, 24 May 2013 07:00:02 -0400 http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214735970/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has said that it would soon introduce new rules to bring Pakistan umpires under its 'domain' so that they can keep a check on their behaviour. The PCB made this statement in the wake of the International Cricket Council's (ICC) decision to withdraw Pakistani umpire Asad Rauf from the ICC Champions Trophy following his questioning in connection with the ... http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214735620/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 Fri, 24 May 2013 06:30:05 -0400 http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214735620/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 Pakistan has freed 45 Indian fishermen on humanitarian grounds as a goodwill gesture, officials have said. Caretaker Prime Minister Mir Hazar Khan Khoso decided last week to release the Indian fishermen who have already served their sentences, reports The News. The authorities released a group of 45 prisoners from Karachi, Malir prison who later boarded a bus that will take them to the eastern ... http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214735619/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 Fri, 24 May 2013 06:30:04 -0400 http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214735619/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 In an endeavour to preserve the region's cultural heritage and pass the baton to youth, authorities in Jammu and Kashmir have undertaken a digitisation drive of rare manuscripts The digitisation work had started in Srinagar, where the bulk of manuscripts and calligraphy specimen are stored. Mohammad Ashraf, in charge of the calligraphy wing, said that it would help future generations in ... http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214733111/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 Fri, 24 May 2013 04:40:02 -0400 http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214733111/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 In an effort to revamp the silk industry and reap good profits, the Department of Sericulture in Jammu and Kashmir has shifted to bivoltine sericulture technology. Kashmir silk industry was once holding a significant position in the world due to its superior quality and lustre, but gradually, the industry witnessed a sharp decline. With the recent initiatives undertaken by the sericulture ... http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214732579/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 Fri, 24 May 2013 03:50:01 -0400 http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214732579/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 Seventeen children in eastern Pakistan have been killed after a gas cylinder exploded on a bus taking them to school. Police officer Mohammed Rasheed said seven children were also injured in the blast on the outskirts of the city of Gujrat. "This is a very sad incident. According to our information, at least 17 children were burned to death," he said. "The school bus ... http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214753831/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 Sat, 25 May 2013 01:31:12 -0400 http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214753831/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 Obama cast drone strikes against Islamic militants as crucial to US counterterrorism efforts but acknowledged in his landmark speech on Thursday that they are not a ... http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214753837/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 Sat, 25 May 2013 01:08:44 -0400 http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214753837/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 A PAIR of suspected militant attacks have killed nine people in two different areas of northwest Pakistan. In the deadlier of Friday's two attacks, suspected militants armed with heavy weapons attacked a police convoy in Mattani, 20km south of the main northwest city of Peshawar, killing six policemen and wounding seven others, said senior police officer Shafiullah Khan. In the second attack, ... http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214753866/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 Sat, 25 May 2013 00:35:16 -0400 http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214753866/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 PESHAWAR, Pakistan - A pair of suspected militant attacks killed nine people in two different areas of northwest Pakistan on Friday, police said.In the deadlier of the two attacks, suspected militants armed with heavy weapons attacked a police convoy in Mattani, 20 kilometers (12 miles) south of the main northwest city of Peshawar, killing six policemen and wounding seven others, said senior ... http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214753166/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 Sat, 25 May 2013 00:34:17 -0400 http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214753166/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 A Brigadier and two jawans were injured on Friday night when Pakistani troops opened fire on Indian positions violating the ceasefire along the Line of Control in Tutmari Gali sector in Jammu and Kashmir.Brigadier Sanjeev Langar suffered minor injuries in the firing along with the two jawans, Army sources said. "The Pakistan Army started firing at our positions in Tutmarigali in Kashmir ... http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214753169/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 Sat, 25 May 2013 00:19:44 -0400 http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214753169/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 The spot-fixing saga in the Indian Premier League (IPL) turned murkier today with controversial Pakistani umpire Asad Rauf being withdrawn by the ICC from next month's Champions Trophy in the UK for his alleged role in the scandal.In related development, the Special Cell of the Delhi Police claimed that Rajasthan Royals player, Ajit Chandila, was given 1.2 million Indian rupees (US$21,502) ... http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214752365/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 Fri, 24 May 2013 23:20:47 -0400 http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214752365/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 A militant attack on a police convoy near the city of Peshawar in northwestern Pakistan has killed at least six policemen. Several others were wounded, including the district police officer, in the attack Friday on the Indus Highway. Local media say the militants armed with rockets ambushed the convoy, which was on its way from Peshawar to Kohat. A wounded driver was able to reach Kohat, ... http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214751560/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 Fri, 24 May 2013 22:29:38 -0400 http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214751560/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 U.S. President Barack Obama's speech on the use of drones - vowing to strengthen oversight, rules of targeting and the protection of civilians - will be met with deep skepticism among the vast majority of Pakistanis, who see the strikes as a violation of national sovereignty and responsible for the deaths of innocent ... http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214751677/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 Fri, 24 May 2013 22:27:17 -0400 http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214751677/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 Source: Reuters Two men on a Pakistan Airlines flight to England tried to force their way into the cockpit and threatened to blow up the plane, British media report. British fighter jets escorted the passenger plane to Stansted Airport where police went on board and arrested two men on suspicion of endangering an aircraft. Nearly 300 passengers were on board. Passenger Umari Nauman told The ... http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214751624/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 Fri, 24 May 2013 22:12:42 -0400 http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214751624/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 The politician Zahra Shahid Hussain, who was shot dead outside her home in Karachi, spent much of her life trying to help the less fortunate people of ... http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214750879/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 Fri, 24 May 2013 20:58:28 -0400 http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214750879/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 Two men have been arrested on suspicion of endangerment of an aircraft after an incident on a plane flying from Pakistan to Britain, rattling the UK just days after a British soldier was killed on a London street in a suspected terror attack. A fighter jet was launched to divert the Pakistan International Airlines plane carrying nearly 300 passengers to Britain's Stansted Airport, officials ... http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214750101/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 Fri, 24 May 2013 20:09:04 -0400 http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214750101/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 A Pakistan International Airlines Boeing 777 aircraft is seen parked on the tarmac at Stansted Airport, southern England, May 24, 2013. British fighter jets escorted a Pakistan International Airlines passenger plane to Stansted Airport near London on Friday, where police went on board and arrested two men on suspicion of endangering an aircraft. REUTERS/ Paul Hackett (BRITAIN - Tags: CRIME LAW ... http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214749924/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 Fri, 24 May 2013 19:43:28 -0400 http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214749924/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 President Barack Obama praised Pakistan’s sacrifices, although it was underlined by the subtle subtext of the state’s lack of will and capacity to meet the terrorism threat ... http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214747907/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 Fri, 24 May 2013 17:40:09 -0400 http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214747907/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 British police arrested two men on Friday after they reportedly tried to get into the cockpit of a Pakistani passenger plane, forcing the flight to be diverted under military escort to a London ... http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214746695/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 Fri, 24 May 2013 16:38:15 -0400 http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214746695/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 Two men have been arrested at Stansted today after a passenger plane heading to Manchester airport was diverted to Stansted by an RAF Typhoon jet following reports of threats on ... http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214746424/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 Fri, 24 May 2013 16:28:41 -0400 http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214746424/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 Karachi: PCB Chairman Zaka Ashraf on Friday said they have no clue why Pakistani umpire Asad Rauf was under investigation in the IPL spot-fixing scandal and why he has been withdrawn from the Champions Trophy.Rauf is under police scanner for involvement in the spot-fixing although nothing concrete has come out yet."The ICC has told us they were withdrawing Rauf from the Champions Trophy ... http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214746696/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 Fri, 24 May 2013 16:23:46 -0400 http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214746696/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 Pakistan International Airlines Flight PK709 headed from Lahore to the UK with 297 passengers onboard was diverted from northwestern England's Manchester Airport to Stansted when two unruly passengers threatened an air stewardess that they would blow up the plane. The air stewardesses contacted the pilot, who contacted UK air traffic control. The UK Defense Ministry immediately sent a ... http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214746425/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 Fri, 24 May 2013 16:18:18 -0400 http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214746425/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 A Pakistan International Airlines Boeing 777 aircraft is seen parked on the tarmac at Stansted Airport, southern England, May 24, 2013. British fighter jets escorted a Pakistan International Airlines passenger plane to Stansted Airport near London on Friday, where police went on board and arrested two men on suspicion of endangering an aircraft. REUTERS/ Paul ... http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214745428/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 Fri, 24 May 2013 15:12:41 -0400 http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214745428/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 Fighter jets scrambled in Britain today after an incident on a plane but officials say it is not terror related -- royal air force jet escorted to Pakistan International Airlines plane to ... http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214745088/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 Fri, 24 May 2013 15:02:23 -0400 http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214745088/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 The Pakistan International Airlines plane that was escorted into Stansted by Typhoon jets today Two men had repeatedly tried get into the cockpit of a passenger plane which had to be escorted by an RAF Typhoon jet as it travelled from Pakistan to the UK. Police have arrested two menonsuspicion of endangerment of an aircraft today after the plane was diverted to Stansted Airport. Officers ... http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214744158/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 Fri, 24 May 2013 14:11:59 -0400 http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214744158/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 British police arrested two men on a Pakistan International Airlines plane after British fighter jets were scrambled to escort it to a London airport on Friday, officials ... http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214743623/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 Fri, 24 May 2013 14:10:56 -0400 http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214743623/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 A Pakistan International Airlines is surrounded by emergency vehicles on the tarmac at Stansted Airport, southern England, May 24, 2013. British fighter jets escorted a Pakistan International Airlines passenger plane to Stansted Airport near London on Friday, where police went on board and arrested two men on suspicion of endangering an aircraft. (REUTERS/ Paul Hackett) LONDON - British fighter ... http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214743646/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 Fri, 24 May 2013 14:04:15 -0400 http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214743646/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 Warren Deutrom: 'We have an understanding of what they are going through and we feel we are in a position where we could possibly ... http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214742655/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 Fri, 24 May 2013 13:07:48 -0400 http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214742655/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 The Pakistani government has reiterated its view that U.S. drone attacks on its territory remain illegal, after President Barack Obama unveiled new rules for their use. Islamabad said on May 24 that it welcomes some aspects of Obama's speech, particularly his recognition that "force alone cannot make us safe", but said it remained firm that "the drone strikes are ... http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214742887/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 Fri, 24 May 2013 13:07:35 -0400 http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214742887/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 London - British police arrested two men on a Pakistan International Airlines plane after British fighter jets were scrambled to escort it to a London airport on Friday, officials ... http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214742661/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 Fri, 24 May 2013 12:48:05 -0400 http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214742661/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 Srinagar : Three soldiers of the Rashtriya Rifles and a militant were killed this morning in a gun-battle in south Kashmir, an army officer said.Troops of counter-insurgency force Rashtriya Rifles and police were laying a cordon around Bachoo village of Tral tehsil in Pulwama district, 35 km from the state capital Srinagar, when militants opened fire at them, spokesperson for the army's ... http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214742780/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 Fri, 24 May 2013 12:46:48 -0400 http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214742780/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 prime minister as a goodwill gesture. The fishermen boarded a bus to the eastern city of Lahore from where they will cross into India through the Wagha border. "We have released 45 Indian fishermen today on the orders from the higher authorities," Sunil Shah, a senior jail official at the Landhi District Jail, told AFP. Caretaker Prime ... http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214742662/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 Fri, 24 May 2013 12:37:44 -0400 http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214742662/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 British police have arrested two men on board a Pakistan International Airlines plane that was diverted to an airport near London. A Royal Air Force fighter jet intercepted the airliner - which was en route from Lahore to Manchester - and escorted it to Stansted Airport. Authorities said there had been "an incident" on board the plane. They said the two men were arrested on ... http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214740181/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:58:23 -0400 http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214740181/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 Pakistan has reiterated its opposition to U.S. drone strikes on its territory, after U.S. President Barack Obama justified "constrained" drone usage to save lives. Pakistan's Foreign Ministry said Friday that drone strikes are counter-productive, kill innocent civilians, have human rights implications, and violate national sovereignty and international law. Pakistan said, ... http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214740503/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:58:22 -0400 http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214740503/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 LONDON ... http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214742093/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:53:18 -0400 http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214742093/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 PESHAWAR, Pakistan -- At least two people have been killed and several more injured in a bomb attack in Pakistan's northwestern city of Peshawar. The attack apparently targeted the vehicle of local religious leader Haji Hidayatullah. The explosion struck outside the Jamia Uloom al-Islamia religious school right after Friday Prayers. Peshawar city police superintendent Khalid Hamdani ... http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214740887/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:52:08 -0400 http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214740887/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 Korean and Pakistani presidents congratulate Azerbaijani leader The letters had in it good wishes addressed to President Ilham Aliyev, as well as the Government and the people of ... http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214740655/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:50:21 -0400 http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214740655/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 LONDON - Two men have been arrested on suspicion of endangerment of an aircraft after an incident on a plane flying from Pakistan to Britain, officials said, rattling the U.K. just days a British soldier was killed on a London street in a suspected terror attack.A fighter jet was launched to divert the Pakistan International Airlines plane carrying nearly 300 passengers to Britain's Stansted ... http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214740657/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:50:15 -0400 http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214740657/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 Two men were arrested and removed from a Pakistan International Airlines passenger jet Friday. It had been on its way from Lahore, Pakistan, to Manchester, England, when something that happened aboard led authorities to scramble Royal Air Force fighter jets and divert the passenger plane ... http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214740658/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:50:06 -0400 http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214740658/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 Militants in Indian Kashmir attacked search party of Indian army men on Friday, killing four soldiers. A militant was also reportedly killed in the ... http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214740796/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:49:40 -0400 http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214740796/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 Police arrested two men Friday on suspicion of endangering an aircraft after a flight from Pakistan to the United Kingdom was diverted to Stansted Airport, outside of ... http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214740982/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:47:59 -0400 http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214740982/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 Passengers disembark from a Pakistan International Airlines flightbound for Manchester from Lahore, Pakistan, after it was diverted to Stansted Airport, north of London Friday. Chris Radburn/AP ... http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214740461/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:35:15 -0400 http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214740461/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 Two men have been arrested on suspicion of endangering an aircraft after a plane carrying more than 300 people from Pakistan to Britain was diverted from its original course on Friday, officials said. The incident further rattled the U.K. just days after a British soldier was brutally killed on a London street in a suspected terror attack.A British security official said the situation involving ... http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214740659/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:31:44 -0400 http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214740659/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 London: A passenger aboard a Pakistan International Airlines plane flying from Lahore to Manchester that was diverted under military jet escort to Stansted, northeast of London on Friday said someone had made threats against its crew."We landed safely and then he (the pilot) announced that they had had some kind of threat from someone and that's why he landed the plane," the ... http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214740660/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:31:04 -0400 http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214740660/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 PESHAWAR, PAKISTAN - An American citizen killed in a U.S. drone strike in Pakistan in 2011 was arrested by Pakistani authorities three years earlier but escaped after being released on bail, officials said Thursday. The Obama administration revealed Wednesday that Jude Kenan Mohammad died in a drone strike in Pakistan’s tribal region, making him the fourth American citizen killed by ... http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214740663/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:26:18 -0400 http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214740663/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistan's new leadership expects first results of its planned steps to shore up its finances and ease a power crisis in two or three months and only then should decide whether and on what terms to seek an IMF bailout, a senior policy adviser said on ... http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214740469/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:26:16 -0400 http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214740469/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 LONDON (AP) -- Two men were arrested on suspicion of endangering an aircraft Friday after a U.K. fighter jet was scrambled to divert their plane as it traveled from Pakistan to Britain, officials said. The incident further rattled the U.K. just days after a British soldier was brutally killed on a London street in a suspected terror ... http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214740475/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:11:00 -0400 http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214740475/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 United Kingdom Two men have been arrested after British fighter jets were scrambled to escort a Pakistan International Airways flight to an Essex airport after an on-board incident on Friday.British police arrested the men on suspicion of "endangerment of an aircraft".The plane, which was carrying 297 passengers en route from Lahore to Manchester, was diverted to Stansted Airport in ... http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214739144/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 Fri, 24 May 2013 10:45:46 -0400 http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214739144/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 NEW: An unruly passenger prompted the diversion, a top airline official says The plane from Lahore, Pakistan, had 297 passengers aboard Two men were arrested and removed from the diverted aircraft, Essex Police say The Pakistan International Airlines flight to Manchester was diverted to ... http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214739147/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 Fri, 24 May 2013 10:42:24 -0400 http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214739147/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 Pakistan International Airlines flight on Friday on suspicion of "endangerment of an aircraft" after it was escorted to a different airport by fighter jets. The plane had been flying from Lahore in Pakistan to Manchester, before it was diverted to Stansted, in Essex, southern England. (Reporting by Kate Holton and Brenda Goh; Editing by Peter ... http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214739203/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 Fri, 24 May 2013 10:31:31 -0400 http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214739203/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 Pakistan International Airlines plane diverted from Manchester to Stansted Airport on Friday was not the subject of a terror attack. The Defense Ministry said earlier on Friday that it had scrambled fighter jets to escort the plane to Stansted, to the north east of London. A spokesman for Stansted Airport said the plane was being held in an isolated area and that the rest of the airport was ... http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214739393/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 Fri, 24 May 2013 10:31:29 -0400 http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214739393/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 LONDON | Fri May 24, 2013 10:28am EDT LONDON May 24 (Reuters) - Passengers were disembarking from a Pakistan International Airlines jet diverted to London's Stansted Airport on Friday and no one has been hurt, an airport spokesman said. British fighter jets escorted the passenger plane to Stansted airport where police went on board and arrested two men on suspicion of endangering an ... http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214740661/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 Fri, 24 May 2013 10:28:44 -0400 http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214740661/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 AN RAF Typhoon jet has been launched to investigate an incident involving a civilian aircraft in UK airspace, the British Ministry of Defence says. Reports said the aircraft was a Pakistani passenger plane which had been diverted from Manchester to Stansted. The aircraft, which is still in the air, is a Pakistan International Airlines passenger plane which was flying from Pakistan to Manchester, ... http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214739392/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 Fri, 24 May 2013 09:47:22 -0400 http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214739392/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 LONDON ... http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214739365/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 Fri, 24 May 2013 09:40:43 -0400 http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214739365/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 A passenger jet from Pakistan bound for Manchester, England has been intercepted by two Typhoon fighter jets from Britain’s Royal Air Force after it sent an emergency radar signal to air traffic controllers, the U.K. Ministry of Defence said.Defence officials said fighter jets had been scrambled but the reason for the emergency signal was not immediately known."Typhoon aircraft from ... http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214738539/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 Fri, 24 May 2013 09:28:00 -0400 http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214738539/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 ISLAMABAD — The U.S. Embassy says an American diplomat accidentally killed a pedestrian while driving in the Pakistani capital. The embassy said in a statement sent to reporters that the diplomat hit the pedestrian near a market in Islamabad on Friday. The pedestrian died as a result of his injuries. The embassy expresses regret for the accident and says it is cooperating with Pakistani ... http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214737739/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 Fri, 24 May 2013 09:01:49 -0400 http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214737739/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 Obama, who outlined his counterterrorism policy in a speech Thursday, called "the use of force in fighting" terrorism as "part of a larger discussion about a comprehensive counter-terrorism ... http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214736898/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 Fri, 24 May 2013 07:57:39 -0400 http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214736898/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 PESHAWAR, Pakistan - Police say a suicide bomber walked up to a vehicle owned by an Afghan religious leader in northwestern Pakistan and set off his explosives, killing three people. The leader, Haji Hayatullah, was not harmed in the attack in Peshawar city because he was in a nearby mosque attending Friday prayers. Police officer Riaz Ali Shah says Hayatullah's driver and guard were ... http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214736914/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 Fri, 24 May 2013 07:46:08 -0400 http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214736914/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 /enpproperty--> ISLAMABAD - Visiting Premier Li Keqiang said Thursday that the commitment shared by China and Pakistan to deepening bilateral cooperation will inject new vigor into their friendship. The two nations boast an evergreen friendship that is always full of vim and vigor, Li said in a meeting with a cross-section of Pakistanis devoted to bilateral friendship. Noting that the ... http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214735419/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 Fri, 24 May 2013 06:18:52 -0400 http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214735419/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 Gunmen on Friday opened fire on a convoy of Nato containers in a northwestern Pakistani town near the Afghan border, killing a driver and wounding a helper, officials ... http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214735680/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 Fri, 24 May 2013 06:17:50 -0400 http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214735680/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 By Syed Fazl-e-Haider KARACHI - Pakistan and China on Wednesday agreed to jointly work on an economic corridor for enhanced connectivity, with the two countries signing a series of agreements related to energy, technology and space during the first visit to Pakistan by China's premier Li Keqiang since he took office in March. Even so, local critics claimed Pakistan was of little ... http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214735436/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:46:58 -0400 http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214735436/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 Authorities say the attack took place Friday outside Srinagar, the main city on the Indian section of Kashmir. Rebel groups have been fighting for years for independence from India or a merger with Pakistan. Kashmir is divided between India and Pakistan and they have fought two wars over its ... http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214733575/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:19:49 -0400 http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214733575/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 International News: If hearts have nationalities, then the first was Pakistani, and the second, Indian. Chennai hospital saved religious teacher afflicted with dilated ... http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214733499/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:08:57 -0400 http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214733499/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 - Raheel Tauseef is feeling quite powerless this summer. Frequent power outages in the industrial city of Faisalabad in the Punjab province of eastern Pakistan, where the 29-year-old and his family run three hosiery factories, are taking a heavy toll on their ... http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214733409/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:07:48 -0400 http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214733409/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 Chinese Premier Li Keqiang's two-day Pakistan visit "went beyond the symbolic", said a daily which noted China is a wealthy neighbour that "does not hand out free lunches".Li's visit "went beyond the symbolic - significant because he was here at a crucial time in our political history, with the process of transition from one government to another now in ... http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214733742/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 Fri, 24 May 2013 04:53:40 -0400 http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214733742/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 (37 mins ago) Pakistani umpire Asad Rauf has been withdrawn from next month's Champions Trophy by the ICC because Indian police are investigating his performances during the ongoing IPL. ';In the wake of reports ... we feel that is in Asad's best interests, as well as those of the sport and the event itself, that he is withdrawn from participating in the ICC Champions ... http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214732758/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 Fri, 24 May 2013 04:02:33 -0400 http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214732758/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 Beidou on the international market, will create a network of stations across Pakistan to enhance the location accuracy of Beidou, according to Huang Lei, international business director of the ... http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214732254/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 Fri, 24 May 2013 03:20:17 -0400 http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214732254/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 /enpproperty--> ISLAMABAD - Pakistan is China's all-weather strategic cooperation partner, and the bilateral relationship is characterized by the blessing of good-neighborliness, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Thursday. Wang made the remarks in comments on Premier Li Keqiang's just-concluded visit to the South Asian country, which he said bore rich fruit, charted a new course for ... http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214731760/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 Fri, 24 May 2013 02:29:36 -0400 http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214731760/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 President Barack Obama said he will engage Congress in exploring a number of options for increased oversight of lethal drone strikes outside of war zones like Afghanistan. The official U.S. figures of number of strikes and estimated deaths remain classified. But, according to the New America Foundation which maintains a database of the strikes, the CIA and the military have carried out an ... http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214731777/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 Fri, 24 May 2013 02:13:08 -0400 http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214731777/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 Sept. 11 , 2001, the country is more secure and fewer U.S. troops are in harm's way, Obama said while speaking at the U.S. Defense Department's National Defense University in Washington. However, he warned: "Now, make no mistake, our nation is still threatened by terrorists. From Benghazi to Boston, we have been tragically reminded of that truth. But we have to recognize that the ... http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214731788/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 Fri, 24 May 2013 02:05:57 -0400 http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214731788/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 ISLAMABAD, May 19 (Xinhua) -- Re-polling on a parliamentary seat started in Pakistan's port city of Karachi Sunday morning following allegations of rigging, officials said. The Election Commission of Pakistan had ordered re-polling after political parties alleged that election officials had been forcibly stopped from reaching the polling stations on May 11 polling day. Voting will continue ... http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214731791/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 Fri, 24 May 2013 01:59:37 -0400 http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214731791/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 /enpproperty--> ISLAMABAD - Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Thursday wrapped up his first official visit to Pakistan since he took office in March, which analysts said has opened a new chapter in bilateral relations between the two all-weather ... http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214729670/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 Thu, 23 May 2013 22:57:37 -0400 http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214729670/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 Incoming Pakistan premier Nawaz Sharif has said strengthening ties with China will be his government's top foreign policy priority and sought Beijing's help for dealing with economic challenges and energy deficit. Sharif, whose party won the May 11 elections and is headed to forming the government at the centre, said this during a meeting with visiting Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang ... http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214729635/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 Thu, 23 May 2013 22:56:38 -0400 http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214729635/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 China and Pakistan have agreed to cement their strategic partnership and deepen comprehensive strategic cooperation in various areas, according to a joint statement issued Thursday during Chinese Premier Li Keqiang's visit to the South Asian ... http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214728362/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7 Thu, 23 May 2013 21:02:37 -0400 http://www.karachinews.net/index.php/sid/214728362/scat/8c3d7d78943a99c7